Luke 23:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²² A third time he said to them, “Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no ground for the sentence of death; I will therefore have him flogged and then release him.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² A third time he said to them, Why? What wrong has He done? I have found [no offense or crime or guilt] in Him nothing deserving of death; I will therefore chastise Him [in order to teach Him better] and release Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.

Common English Bible

²² For the third time, Pilate said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I’ve found no legal basis for the death penalty in his case. Therefore, I will have him whipped, then let him go.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² Then he said to them a third time: "Why? What evil has he done? I find no case against him for death. Therefore, I will chastise him and release him."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go.

Luke 23:22 Cross References

Luke 23:14

and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people, and here I have examined him in your presence and have not found this man guilty of any of your charges against him.

Luke 23:16

I will therefore have him flogged and release him.”

Luke 23:20

Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again,

Luke 23:21

but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!”

Luke 23:23

But they kept urgently demanding with loud shouts that he should be crucified, and their voices prevailed.

Luke 23:4

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”

1 Peter 1:19

but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,